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Maria Sanchez Elementary School

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Maria Sanchez Elementary School is an urban public school in Hartford, Connecticut that is part of Hartford Public School District. It serves 311 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1. Its teachers have had 113 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

311 Students

28 Teachers

176 Babcock St

Hartford, CT 06106 View local requests

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Maria Sanchez Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

92%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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